[ Adorable, and yet he has no regrets about being cautious. Ric has known more than one person who isn’t always in full control of their powers. This miraculously doesn’t include himself.

He shrugs, and the corner of his mouth twitches upward. ]

Mm, I remember something like that. I get along with sometimes giant wolf monsters. I just give teenagers with powers space.

[ A lot of the mutant kids he grew up with were twitchy with good reason. ]

And I don’t want to cause an indoor earthquake any more than you want to be caught in one.